Undergraduate students physics research earns trip to international conference
...y impact society and the community." Reid said her proposal for the NSF fellowship involved "the application of techniques of statistical physics to study the distribution of biological populations in space in order to understand issues about habitat loss and fragmentation." In fact, one of Reid's concerns is...UCI biologist proposes trimming some branches
...storts our evolutionary biology," Ayala said. "Our proposal provides a clearer overview of human evolution, so that the trees do not obscure the forest or -- a better analogy in this case -- so that a multiplicity of branches does not obscure the growth of the tree trunk." For most of the 20th century, scien...Seed dormancy may hold the key to fighting weeds
...oning genes to regulate hull-imposed dormancy. The proposal was funded for three years beginning in July 2003. Ultimately, Foley says he would like to see many seed dormancy genes cloned from rice so they can be used as probes to find similar genes in wild oat and crops like wheat and barley that are suscept...Von Liebig Center awards funding to six projects to commercialize UCSD faculty research
...f target DNA/RNA sequences in complex samples. The proposal involves the development of pairs of quantum dots and fluorescent quencher probes which can selectively hybridize to a target DNA sequence. As part of a new process, Dr. Heller's team will apply an oscillating electric field (DC or AC) to the sample,...Open Access Initiative from Oxford Journals
...fereeing process and online publishing incur. Our proposal is to cover these costs through a combination of author charges and subscription revenues, with author charges gradually increasing over time until the model is self-funding. We believe that the adoption of a transitional approach is of vital importa...$13 million grant boosts breast cancer research
...east cancer research centers in the country." The proposal submitted by Arteaga and his colleagues scored in the highest possible range of "outstanding." Arteaga noted that this score reflects "the fact that the NCI and peers have very high expectations of us, and we are ready to meet those challenges." SPOR...PNNL supercomputer fastest open system in U.S.
...e supercomputer for research through a competitive proposal process. The new capability will enable scientists to solve scientific problems that are more complex and do so more quickly than other architectures. According to Scott Studham, who manages computer operations within the MSCF, "We chose the HP syst...SUCCESS 2002 Student Contest award ceremony
...ments. After the ESTEC visit a detailed experiment proposal had to be written in order to enter the third and ...e University of Trieste (Italy) for the experiment proposal "Cellular and Molecular Study of Osteoblasts' Behaviour in Microgravity"; the second prize to Rober...UGA receives $6.7 M grant that will add knowledge in fights against cancer, Parkinson's disease
... by recognizing these complex carbohydrates. "This proposal was one of only seven funded nationally in this first grant competition, so naturally, we are pleased," said Pierce. This technology will allow the glycomic analysis of small numbers of cells and the means to isolate or kill these particular cells. T...NSF grant to ORNL is big step toward national cyberinfrastructure
...new research facilities at the laboratory." ORNL's proposal was one of just three winners. Collaborators were the University of Tennessee, Georgia Institute of Technology, Duke University, Florida State University, North Carolina State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University of Virginia. The...Fourteen Grand Challenges in Global Health announced
... each proposed Grand Challenge included: Does the proposal describe a difficult and discrete roadblock to progress? What are the possible impacts on various diseases if the challenge is successfully met? Will envisioned advances be suitable for implementation in poorer parts of the world? The authors note...US crackdown on bioterror backfiring
...searcher, again afraid to be quoted, had to drop a proposal for work on ricin because it required a collaborator with particular equipment. "None would work on a select agent without millions of dollars of government money, prepaid," the researcher says. On top of the financial burden, potential partners do ...NHGRI selects sequencing centers
..., each working group will formulate an overarching proposal for the genomic sequencing needs relevant to its p...e the three working groups' recommendations into a proposal for a final priority list of sequencing targets. This will be reviewed by the National Advisory Coun...IU fruit fly scientists capture $20 million grant
... Congress and the president. But because the grant proposal received a high rating by NIH reviewers, it is likely the final approved sum will be close to what FlyBase administrators requested. Biologists Thomas Kaufman and Kathy Matthews will oversee IUB's extensive contributions to the ongoing project. Thoug...Wanted: Innovations to feed the hungry
...ch innovation is really worth. Professor Masters' proposal is motivated by the magnitude and nature of global...ers can be made to pay for it. Professor Masters' proposal is intended to help fill the gap between these two methods, to reward innovations that are not now b...Bush Administration plan to reduce global warming could devastate sea life
...R.I. -- November 17, 2003 -- A Bush Administration proposal to mitigate the effects of global warming by capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and injecting it into the deep sea could have disastrous effects on sea life, according to a University of Rhode Island researcher. Brad Seibel, assist...New antioxidants are 100 times more effective than vitamin E
...se new compounds in animals. They have submitted a proposal for federal funding that is currently under review....Molecular mechanisms that trigger flowering in spring
...known as the external coincidence model. Bnning's proposal was extended in the last few years by the isolation of genes that control flowering. Arabidopsis thaliana, thale cress, is the model plant most widely used for genetic experiments, and its genome has been completely sequenced, generating a catalogue ...Intelligent design: The new 'big tent' for evolution's critics
...genda, the most recent example in Georgia, where a proposal for middle and high school science classrooms calls for deemphasizing evolution. Addressing scientists here today (Feb. 14) at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Numbers gave historical context to th...